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I am the mother of four children and a solo practitioner out on my own for the second time in my career. As I set out to rebuild a practice from scratch while still making sure I have time and energy for my family, I remind myself daily that the key is to work smart, […]
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Corporate transactional documents must be accurate, attractive, and polished. You can’t have spelling or grammatical mistakes, and formatting needs to be consistent. However, that’s easier said than done when you’re pressed for time with a tight deadline. Of course, having a second set of eyes review your work always helps. But what if that second set […]
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Productivity generally means generating something of value. However, in a professional setting, productivity has to generate something of value to you. This should come in the form of accolades, recognition, or higher compensation. Performing tasks that benefit the office but don’t translate to professional advancement for you are, very simply, not productive. Unfortunately, such nonproductive […]
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Lawyers are the backbone of a just and fair society. They fight for social justice, protect rights, and help people through times of crisis. Yet, lawyers face their own struggle for justice in the form of overreaching regulatory authorities acting within systems stacked against the accused. Thousands of lawyers every year find themselves up […]
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You have to understand business in order to run a solo practice. Of course, I didn’t realize that at first. I would take clients without even asking for a deposit toward costs. I would take cases with poor liability and questionable damages. And sometimes I would pursue a claim after learning no insurance was […]
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Every young attorney thinks they are excellent team players. However, if you want to be the go-to choice for prime writing assignments from senior partners, you must learn to become a valuable team player in a legal context. For legal writing, being a team player requires learning a different kind of attitude. It relies […]
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Take it from a self-hating marketer, SEO is a scummy industry. There are a ton of agencies marketing themselves to lawyers and promising results they can’t necessarily deliver. As any savvy professional knows, past successes do not guarantee future results. Anyone who says they do is probably trying to cash your check. Because marketing […]
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An associate’s development is critical to any law firm’s growth. Just as good parenting requires a certain skill set and knowledge, training an associate to become a productive leader in a law firm requires the same. Here are six effective ways to train associates to become productive leaders: Teach them the value of a […]
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Consider your daily struggles and what you could accomplish if you minimized them. That is what productivity looks like for you. So when you’re evaluating new productivity software, you must make sure that it fits your purpose. To critically evaluate technology offerings, ask: Does nearly everyone need to use this program most of the time for […]
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In a previous post, I talked about a new tool called The Legal Growth Mindset Scorecard. This scorecard contains eight key mindsets. You score yourself on each one. These mindsets include, for instance, Strategic Thinking and Future Driven. I’ll be delving into all the mindsets on my upcoming free webinar. (Sign up for it […]